Road transportation and rail transportation, comparision on feasibility

OBJECTIVES
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1.
The general objective of this study was to examine 
comparision on feasibility between road transport and rail 
transport 
2.
To examine the Transportation of Goods. 
3.
To identify measures to be taken to Transportation Goods 
faster and safe. 
4.
To determine the transport costs of using road and rail on a 
rand per ton basis. 
5.
To investigate the transport options available. 
6.
To examine Comparision between Road Transport and Rail 
Transport. 
 

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TRANSPORT
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Transport
(commonly used in the U.K.), or 
transportation
(used 
in the U.S.), is the 
movement
of humans, animals 
and 
goods
from one location to another. In other words, the 
action of transport is defined as a particular movement of an 
organism or thing from a point A (a place in space) to a point B. 
Modes of transport
include 
air
, 
land
(
rail
and 
road
), 
water
, 
cable
, 
pipeline and space.
Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations, 
including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelin
es and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus 
stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots 
(including fueling docks and fuel stations) and seaports. 
Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and 
cargo and for maintenance. 

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Vehicles traveling on these networks may include automobiles, 
bicycles, Buses , trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft,
spacecraft and aircraft. 
Operations deal with the way the vehicles are operated, and the 
procedures set for this purpose, including financing, legalities, 
and policies. In the transport industry, operations and 
ownership of infrastructure can be either public or private, 
depending on the country and mode.